Oil and Natural Gas Property Transactions - VPP Volume Remaining to Be Delivered Table (Details) - VPP 9 Mid-Continent [Member] MMBbls in Millions, Bcf in Millions, Bcfe in Billions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 Bcfe Bcf MMBbls	May 31, 2011 Bcfe Bcf MMBbls
VPP Volumes Remaining to be Delivered [Line Items]
Proved Developed Reserves (Energy) | Bcfe		177.0
Reserve Volume Remaining [Member]
VPP Volumes Remaining to be Delivered [Line Items]
Term remaining (in months)	35 months
Proved Developed Reserves (Energy) | Bcfe	38.2
Oil [Member]
VPP Volumes Remaining to be Delivered [Line Items]
Proved developed reserves (volume)		1.7
Oil [Member] | Reserve Volume Remaining [Member]
VPP Volumes Remaining to be Delivered [Line Items]
Proved developed reserves (volume)	0.4
Natural gas [Member]
VPP Volumes Remaining to be Delivered [Line Items]
Proved developed reserves (volume) | Bcf		138,000.0
Natural gas [Member] | Reserve Volume Remaining [Member]
VPP Volumes Remaining to be Delivered [Line Items]
Proved developed reserves (volume) | Bcf	31.3
NGL [Member]
VPP Volumes Remaining to be Delivered [Line Items]
Proved developed reserves (volume)		4.8
NGL [Member] | Reserve Volume Remaining [Member]
VPP Volumes Remaining to be Delivered [Line Items]
Proved developed reserves (volume)	0.8